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,,=^†%@# #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ TRAIN DREAM @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% ######,,,,,=,,,,##################### #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& ^^^ &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% = %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† = †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& (SITUATION) &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# THEY ARE. #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% = %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† ,,†,, †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% = %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% (SITUATION) #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# YOURE AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON A #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& = &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% ,,%,, #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ = @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ (SITUATION) @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& YOU'RE FINALLY ENTERING THE CITY. WHILE &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† NETWORK... †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†% NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%@ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%@# YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%@ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†% WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% PITCH BLACK INSIDE. %†^=,,,,,,
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